id:			135082
accession number:	1958.125
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.125
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:43.795000

Snuff Box (Tabatière), 1756–1757. Francois Guillaume Tiron (French). Gold and enamel; overall: 3.2 x 5.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1958.125

title:				Snuff Box (Tabatière)
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creation date:			1756–1757
creation date earliest:		1756
creation date latest:		1757
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene
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culture:	France, 18th century (style of Louis XV)
technique:	gold and enamel
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* Francois Guillaume Tiron (French)  - goldsmith

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measurements: Overall: 3.2 x 5.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	[Maker's mark of Francois-Guillaume Tiron, master goldsmith in 1747, inside cover; left wall]
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	inscription:	[Warden's mark for Paris, 1756-1757, inside cover]
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	inscription:	[Charge mark of Julien Berthe, Paris, 1750-1756, inside cover; left wall]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Magic of Still Life
	opening date:   1986-11-04T05:00:00
	<i>The Magic of Still Life</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 4, 1986-February 1, 1987).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, October 21, 1986-March 8, 1987:  The Magic of Still Life, no cat.', 'opening_date': '1986-10-21T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William M. <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 45, no. 3 (March 1958): 35-94.
	page number: 	reproduced P 61
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25142265

	Milliken, William M. "Annual Report Issue for the Year 1957." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 45, no. 6 (June 1958): 159-90. Accessed March 26, 2020.
	page number: 	mentioned P 168
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25142278

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